"Be careful," warned the Colonel, "it is very fragile."
Cricket could recognize that it was stained glass, but she could not see what the picture was.
"Hold it up to the window," said the Colonel. "You need the light to shine through."
Everyone oohed and ahhhed at the beautiful stained glass window. "Look, it's Wigglebus! And Angel Guinness, and Henry, and Molly and There we are! We are IN the window. A stained glass window!" said Cricket who could not believe her eyes.
"Look real close," said Colonel Kramer. "There is a secret message engraved into the glass."
Sure enough, so tiny you might never see it, a message was engraved in the glass.
"Read it out loud!" everyone demanded.
"So that's what pawblem solving skills look like," said Patrick. "Be creative, and keep working until you find a solution."
"That's right!" said the Colonel, filled with satisfaction that Patrick was listening to his wisdom."
"Find a solution to what?" asked Cricket. "What was the problem?"
"You remembered!" Cricket smiled. "This is BETTER than I ever dreamed of. The GumDrop Tree is the perfect place to have our wedding. We are so lucky!"
"We'll always make it over the next hill," smiled Patrick, with a huge nod of appreciation to the Colonel.